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Sword of `Ali (Dhu al-Faqar) (recto), Footprint of the Prophet (verso), folio 92 from an An`am-i Sharif
c. 1790
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single folio: 22.54 x 13.97 cm (8 7/8 x 5 1/2 in.)
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